Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira will take on Michael “Iron” Chandler in the UFC Lightweight Title Bout. You can view the full UFC 262 card.

In this post, we will break down Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 34-year-old, Charles Oliveira is coming in with a 30-8-0 (1 NC) record. Oliveira will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Tony Ferguson at UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno in December.

Chandler, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Dan Hooker on December 12, 2020 at UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor and holds a 22-5-0 record.

Charles Oliveira has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 38-year-old, Michael Chandler is an orthodox fighter with a 71″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Charles Oliveira:
→ Oliveira’s striking accuracy is 52%.
→ Oliveira lands 3.22 significant strikes per minute.
→ Oliveira’s takedown accuracy is 44%.
→ Oliveira’s takedown average is 2.64 per 15 minutes.
→ Oliveira’s takedown defense is 57%.

Oliveira comes in with 52% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.22 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Chandler fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 4.29 significant strikes per minute. Charles Oliveira also has a 44% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.64 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Chandler’s 2.37 takedowns and 80% takedown accuracy.

Michael Chandler:
→ Chandler’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Chandler lands 4.29 significant strikes per minute.
→ Chandler’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Chandler’s takedown average is 2.37 per 15 minutes.
→ Chandler’s takedown defense is 80%.

Michael spent on average 6:38 minutes in the Octagon and Charles has an average fight time of 6:57 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 262 is live in , who do you think will win, Charles or Michael? Sound off in the comments.

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